THE
COLLECTOR
(KOMORNIK)
2005,
93 min., Poland
DIRECTION:
Feliks Falk
SCRIPT:
Grzegorz Laszewski
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Bartek Prokopowicz
MUSIC:
Bartlomiej Gliniak
ART DIRECTION:
Anna Wunderlich
EDITING:
Krzysztof Szpetmanski
SOUND:
Maria Chilarecka
PRODUCERS:
Janusz Morgenstern, Jerzy Buchwald, Dorota Ostrowska-Orlińska,
Andrzej Serdiukow, Paweł Mossakowski
PRODUCED BY:
Perspektywa Film Studio
CAST:
Andrzej Chyra (Lucek), Kinga Preis (Gosia), Małgorzata
Kożuchowska (Anna), Marian Opania (Chełst), Jan Frycz
(Slim)
Poland's
Official Submission for the Academy Award '05 in the
Foreign Language category.
48 hours from the life of a ruthless debt collector.
His despotism, nonchalant and arrogant attitude towards
the debtors leads to tragic events. He later tries to
repair the damage but unfortunately, his enemies take
advantage of the careless move he made. Even worse,
people he tried to compensate don't stand up for him.
Feliks
Falk
Born
in 1941 in Stanislawow. Film and theatre director, screenwriter,
playwright, painter. A graduate of Warsaw Academy of
Fine arts (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1966) and
the Lodz National Film School (film directing). Author
of theatre, TV and radio plays. Screenwriter: Casting
(Zdjecia probne), Laureate (Laureat), The Big Run (Wielki
bieg), Baritone (Baryton, awarded for the Best Screenplay
at PFF Gdansk '85).
Professor in the Lodz National Film School. Member of
the European Film Academy.
Filmography:
| 1971 |
Accommodation
(Nocleg); |
1975 |
The Actress [in] Pictures from
Life (Aktorka [w:] Obrazki z zycia);
Midsummer (W srodku lata), Honorary
Mention at the San Remo IFF '76;
|
| 1977 |
Top
Dog (Wodzirej), Golden Grapes & Don
Quixote Award in Lagow '78; |
1979 |
Besides [in:] Family Situations
(Obok [w:] Sytuacje rodzinne);
Opportunity (Szansa), the Best
Screenplay Award at the PFF Gdansk; Award at the
Rotterdam IFF; Ecumenical Jury Award at Locarno);
|
| 1981 |
There
Was Jazz (Byl jazz); |
1984 |
The Idol (The Idol);
|
| 1986 |
Hero
of the Year (Bohater roku), Silver Lions
for the Best Directing at PFF Gdansk; Special Jury
Award & Soviet Filmmakers Award at the Moscow
IFF '87;
Uninvited Guest (Nieproszony gosc);
|
1989 |
Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland
(Kapital, czyli jak zrobic pieniadze w
Polsce);
|
1991 |
End of the Game (Koniec gry); |
1993 |
AWOL (Samowolka), Best Directing
Award at the PFF Gdynia; |
1994 |
Summer of Love (Lato milosci); |
1995 |
Far from Home (Daleko od domu); |
2000 |
Faces and Masques (Twarze i Maski),
TV series; |
2005 |
A Short Story of a Board [in:]
Solidarity, Solidarity… (Krotka historia jednej
tablicy [w:] Solidarnosc, Solidarnosc...
The Collector (Komornik), Ecumenical
Jury Award at the Berlin IFF '06;
Poland's Official Submission for the Academy Award.
|
Wednesday,
November 8, 2006 at 7:00 pm. (Gallery Theatre)
Thursday,
November 16, 2006 at 7:30 pm.
(Beverly Arts Center)
|
